The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

Lu and others have been very anxious these days. Many people came to visit them in the past few days. They screened a few and prepared to take a look, but they didn't expect that the sister-in-law of the Luo family would come to visit.

Not to mention the third-rank official title, Song Shengfu and Lu no longer considered the identity of the Minister of Justice.

After all, the Duan family is in urgent need of an opportunity to climb up, and only a fool would refuse this opportunity that is delivered to their doorstep.

They had also privately inquired about the eldest daughter of the Ding family. She was quiet, dignified and elegant, and her appearance was also first-class.

This is really a godsend for the Duan family, but the key is that they can't resist the temptation.

These days, Song Shengfu and Lu have been waiting for news from the Ding family. Women are usually more reserved about such things and will definitely not agree to them immediately, so they can only wait and see.

There have been many people coming to the house these days, but they have all been rejected by the Lu family for the time being. Marriage is not a matter of having one's cake and eating it too much. Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, these etiquettes must be followed.

"You nodded? That's it!"

Mrs. Lu was both surprised and delighted. She hadn't expected things to go so smoothly. Thanks to her ancestors, she had made a wish last night, and the man had come to her door today. She would go back and add two more incense sticks.

Mrs. Luo was also very happy. Firstly, her sister-in-law's eldest daughter had found a place to stay. Secondly, she, as the matchmaker, had created a beautiful story and a happy event of a perfect marriage.

If it’s a happy event, it must be good for you, me, and everyone.

"Yes, yes, congratulations, Madam Duan. My sister-in-law said that Duan Silang is a talented and outstanding person, careful and considerate, and she praised him highly. In my opinion, Sister Shu and your Silang are really a perfect match."

Mrs. Luo spoke a lot of good things, which made Mrs. Lu even happier. Their Duan family was now in a period of good fortune and luck.

"Well, why should we be so distant now? You're only two years older than me, so how about I call you Sister Luo?"

"That's great. Then I'll be so bold as to call you Sister Lu."

Lu and Luo chatted for a long time and agreed on the subsequent engagement process.

"Everything else is easy to deal with. We are all from aristocratic families, so the etiquette and rules are definitely the same. There's just one thing..."

"If you have anything to say, Sister Luo, just tell me."

When Mrs. Lu heard Mrs. Luo say this, she didn't hide anything and asked directly.

"Sister Nashu is only sixteen this year. My sister-in-law wants to keep her for two more years, so you see..."

Now Lu was a little confused. It would be appropriate to keep Sixteen for two more years until he was eighteen, but Silang was already eighteen, and some young masters of the same age had children who were only one or two years old.

Lu thought about it, and was a little undecided, so she said to Luo:

"Of course I understand that, but this is my brother's marriage after all, so I still need to discuss the specific procedures and rules with my mother. But don't worry, we are not the kind of unreasonable people. How about I get back to you when I have some news?"

"Okay, okay, no problem. I'll wait at home then."

After Lu sent Luo away, she rushed to Bisongyuan.

Song Shengfu was using a rake to rake the soil under the walnut tree in the yard. It was a very hot day and the soil was a little dry and cracked.

Early this morning, Song Shengfu watered the plants and loosened the soil herself.

The sun is shining brightly this year, and the tree is full of walnuts, each one green and pleasing to the eye.

When Mrs. Lu arrived, Song Shengfu had just loosened the soil, and there was a little kid next to her poking it with a small wooden stick.

"Mother, what is this?"

When Song Shengfu heard Lu's voice, she handed the rake in her hand to the servant beside her and wiped her hands with a handkerchief.

"You're here! I'm watering the walnut tree. The tree is growing bigger and bigger. There should be more walnuts this year."

Walnuts are called walnuts in this place.

Mrs. Lu looked at the tree in the yard and said, "This tree must be many years old. It was this big when I first entered the mansion."

Song Shengfu thought about it and remembered that the tree was already there when her original body married into the family. She shook her head and said with a smile, "It should be. It was already there when I arrived at the Duan family. It's probably been there for over a hundred years."

"Why do you look so happy today?" Song Shengfu joked

"Really?" Lu felt that her performance was so obvious.

"Look at you, your mouth is grinning from ear to ear. I can tell at a glance."

What are these words? Mrs. Lu was ashamed. Why did her mother say one thing and another now?

"Mother, stop teasing me. I'm telling you this, and you're definitely going to be so happy."

Song Shengfu glanced at her with a smile, picked up Xuan Ge'er who was still playing in the mud, and walked towards the stone table.

"I know even without you telling me that Jing'an's matter has been resolved."

Mrs. Lu smiled and stepped forward. "Mother is amazing! She guessed it right away, and it's true. This morning, Sister-in-law Luo came to our house and told us that the Ding family has agreed. We can start the engagement process right away, and Silang is finally settled."

"That's great. Send someone to tell Aunt Wang about this. After all, it's her biological child."

"Mother is right. I almost forgot. Peiju, go tell my aunt in Yaxi Courtyard."

Pei Ju retreated immediately.

Song Shengfu wiped Xuan'er's hands. When Xuan'er saw his aunt coming, he opened his arms and asked her to hold him.

Seeing the little guy holding out his hands towards her, Mrs. Lu took it and shook it naturally.

"Xuan'er has become a little darker, and his little face has become much rounder."

"Brother Xuan, eat."

"Xuan Ge'er can eat a lot of food. Our Xuan Ge'er is really amazing. It's very hot outside. Auntie, can you carry Xuan Ge'er into the house?"

"Go, go."

It was almost noon at this time, and the sun was shining directly on their heads, so Song Shengfu and the others went into the house.

An ice basin had been placed in the room, and it felt much cooler as soon as I entered.

Lu touched Xuan'er's vest and found that it was a little wet. She asked someone to get a new sling and put it on Xuan'er herself.

Song Shengfu fanned herself and watched this scene. It turned out that feelings are cultivated.

Compared to the indifference and neglect in the original trajectory, this scene is so heartwarming.

"Xuan'er, do you like your aunt?"

When Xuan Ge'er heard his grandmother calling him, he looked at her with his round eyes, as if thinking about what the words meant.

He turned to look at his aunt again, reached out and picked up a piece of glutinous rice ice cake and handed it to Lu's mouth.

"Aunt, it's Xuan'er's wedding dinner."

Mrs. Lu was both happy and relieved. Who wouldn't like such a little person? She ate the glutinous rice cake that Xuan Ge'er handed over. Xuan Ge'er quickly slid down and took another piece and handed it to Song Shengfu.

"Grandpa eats and washes happily."

Song Shengfu held Xuan Ge'er on her lap, ate the glutinous rice cake, and said to Xuan Ge'er, "Grandma likes Xuan Ge'er too. Our Xuan Ge'er is so adored, isn't he?"

"My butt doesn't hurt"

Xuan'er didn't understand what his grandmother meant. He just heard the word "pain" and thought it was a pain in his buttocks. He twisted his buttocks and said to his grandmother that it didn't hurt.

Seeing this, everyone smiled again.

Since Song Shengfu came here, except for some worries in the beginning, she has lived an extremely leisurely life every day.

Lu took care of all the household affairs, big and small, so she just took care of her grandson every day, living a carefree life. It was better to say that she came to enjoy herself rather than to pay off her debts.

She never thought that this day would come for an old woman like her. In fact, what satisfied her most was her body that looked like it was more youthful than twenty years old. At fifty-three or fifty-four, she could stretch her arms and legs without worrying about sprains or injuries. It was much better than being in her seventies or eighties in her previous life, lying in bed unable to move.

After teasing Xuan'er for a while, Mrs. Lu got down to business.

"Mother, the Ding family plans to keep the girl for another two years. Although parents don't want their children to leave their side, Silang is already eighteen years old, you see..."

Mrs. Lu was a little cautious. She knew that her mother had always valued offspring the most. Being two years late meant that she wouldn't have a grandson for the next two years.

Song Shengfu thought to herself, the eldest daughter of the Ding family will be sixteen this year and eighteen in two years. She's only eighteen and she's getting married. In her previous life, she would have just graduated from high school.

"Eighteen. In two years, he'll be twenty. It's a perfect fit. This arrangement is fine."

Song Shengfu knew that in this era, women could no longer live as happily as they did in their boudoirs after getting married. It was because in her previous life, she did not want to devote herself to a family, so she chose not to get married.